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Heartland Express (HTLD) Competitors

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HTLD vs. HUBG, JBHT, LSTR, MRTN, WERN, KNX, SNDR, HTZ, FRPH, and ODFL

Should you be buying Heartland Express stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Heartland Express include Hub Group (HUBG), J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), Landstar System (LSTR), Marten Transport (MRTN), Werner Enterprises (WERN), Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX), Schneider National (SNDR), Hertz Global (HTZ), FRP (FRPH), and Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL).

Heartland Express vs. Its Competitors

Hub Group (NASDAQ:HUBG) and Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Hub Group pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Heartland Express pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Hub Group pays out 30.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Heartland Express pays out -17.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Hub Group has higher revenue and earnings than Heartland Express. Heartland Express is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hub Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hub Group$3.95B0.58$103.99M$1.6522.48
Heartland Express$932.24M0.69-$29.72M-$0.46-18.09

Hub Group has a net margin of 2.65% compared to Heartland Express' net margin of -3.85%. Hub Group's return on equity of 6.81% beat Heartland Express' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hub Group2.65% 6.81% 4.06%
Heartland Express -3.85%-4.42%-2.69%

46.8% of Hub Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.5% of Heartland Express shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Hub Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 40.7% of Heartland Express shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Hub Group had 11 more articles in the media than Heartland Express. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Hub Group and 2 mentions for Heartland Express. Hub Group's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Heartland Express' score of 0.84 indicating that Hub Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Hub Group
5 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Heartland Express
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Hub Group has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Heartland Express has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Hub Group presently has a consensus target price of $39.64, indicating a potential upside of 6.87%. Heartland Express has a consensus target price of $9.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.18%. Given Heartland Express' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Heartland Express is more favorable than Hub Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hub Group
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Heartland Express
3 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.63

Summary

Hub Group beats Heartland Express on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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HTLD vs. The Competition

MetricHeartland ExpressTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$635.52M$6.64B$7.23B$10.54B
Dividend Yield0.97%1.31%471.63%4.85%
P/E Ratio-18.0929.1515.1627.34
Price / Sales0.691.47579.83220.24
Price / Cash4.229.387.8630.35
Price / Book0.793.372.386.69
Net Income-$29.72M$167.24M$555.46M$276.46M
7 Day Performance3.23%4.96%0.56%-0.08%
1 Month Performance-0.72%2.91%-1.18%3.93%
1 Year Performance-26.89%-13.38%4.73%33.89%

Heartland Express Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HTLD
Heartland Express
4.1514 of 5 stars
$8.32
+1.3%
$9.50
+14.2%
-29.1%$635.52M$932.24M-18.095,700
HUBG
Hub Group
3.8195 of 5 stars
$33.67
+1.7%
$39.64
+17.7%
-16.2%$2.03B$3.95B20.416,500
JBHT
J.B. Hunt Transport Services
4.2849 of 5 stars
$138.12
+0.8%
$160.14
+15.9%
-6.4%$13.27B$12.09B25.1133,646Positive News
Earnings Report
LSTR
Landstar System
4.0887 of 5 stars
$124.99
+0.7%
$142.36
+13.9%
-28.9%$4.30B$4.82B26.201,441Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
MRTN
Marten Transport
3.9636 of 5 stars
$10.57
+0.9%
$19.00
+79.8%
-33.2%$854.33M$963.71M40.653,776Positive News
WERN
Werner Enterprises
3.7137 of 5 stars
$26.41
-0.5%
$27.57
+4.4%
-25.2%$1.59B$3.03B30.719,287
KNX
Knight-Swift Transportation
4.3666 of 5 stars
$42.74
+0.9%
$51.88
+21.4%
-8.4%$6.88B$7.41B41.9035,300Upcoming Earnings
SNDR
Schneider National
4.68 of 5 stars
$22.16
-0.2%
$27.00
+21.8%
-16.3%$3.89B$5.29B31.6619,400
HTZ
Hertz Global
0.4239 of 5 stars
$5.49
-2.0%
$4.57
-16.8%
+54.2%$1.74B$9.05B-0.6626,000Positive News
FRPH
FRP
1.0698 of 5 stars
$24.42
+1.6%
N/A-15.7%$459.39M$41.77M87.2110
ODFL
Old Dominion Freight Line
4.1611 of 5 stars
$136.18
+1.4%
$163.86
+20.3%
-29.5%$28.23B$5.81B26.6021,895Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:HTLD) was last updated on 10/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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